Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb
"Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal—yet universal—facet of humanity. Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience. This book is an essential tool for understanding and contributing to a necessary cultural conversation, bringing clarity and reassurance to the sometimes confusing process of navigating ones' identity. Whether LGBTQ+, cisgender, or nonbinary, Seeing Gender is a must-read for intelligent, curious, want-to-be woke people who care about how we see and talk about gender and sexuality in the 21st century."
This book was fantastic! From the information to the illustrations to the history lessons, I loved it! I just want a dozen copies to hand to anyone who means well but really needs a good intro into gender, trans identities, and intersectionality. I thought this book did a fantastic job of highlighting queer and trans persons' stories throughout.
As a queer person who spends a lot of time in queer spaces, a lot of this information was known to me. But it was also really brave and wonderful to hear the author’s own journey through gender. I think through telling her own story, as well as through the information presented in the rest of the book, it’s very clear that sometimes things aren’t black and white. And a lot of times, gender is confusing and contradictory, and sometimes people are going to mess up. But that if we all try to do our best to be respectful, things would be so much better.
I read this book as a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Book available for sale October 22nd, 2019
Genre: non-fiction, lgbtqia+
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